Most recently Hamish was the Australian Program Assistant for Parliamentarians of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), a bipartisan organisation with the sole goal of the abolition of nuclear weapons.

PNND acts as a global support network for parliamentarians who are interested in nuclear disarmament. In this role Hamish took part in membership drives, administered the Australian membership list and assisted on a joint IPU/PNND book launch in Canberra, Australia.

Hamish has worked with the Centre for Peace-Building and Reconciliation (CPBR), a Sri Lankan based organisation working to foster pluralism through inter-faith dialogues and multi-ethnic youth programs. Hamish has also worked with the Humanitarian Crisis Hub (HCH), an Australian based organisation that works with diaspora communities from conflict affected countries. In this role HCH assisting the South Sudanese diaspora communities of Australia to reach polling stations during the referendum that saw the birth of an independent Republic of South Sudan.

Hamish has completed both a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Legal Studies) and a Master of Arts (International Relations) where he specialised in conflict and strategic issues. Hamish has always had an interest in limiting the recourse to war and became interested in the process of demobilisation, disarmament and rehabilitation after examining the phenomenon of warlordism.

Our vision

CEDAC vision is a peaceful and sustainable developed world. Some of the organisation's members have directly participated in armed conflict, while others have been victims of conflict through their indirect participation. CEDAC wants to interlink all victims of conflict within and across borders. Our vision seeks to eliminate conflict and sustain peace by creating means of reintegration for ex-combatants and others indirectly affected by conflict.

Our mission

Our mission is to support all victims of armed conflict. We seek to reduce armed violence through job creation, as well as offering other types of victim assistance such as psychosocial support to facilitate reintegration into society.

CEDAC values

At CEDAC, we hold our values of transparency, tolerance and honesty in the highest regard, because without these values we would not be able to survive as a not-for profit aid organisation. For example, without transparency our finical supporters, those involved in our projects and other stakeholders would not be able to hold us accountable. This in turn leads to an environment of mistrust.

It goes without saying that we uphold and value honesty at CEDAC. We believe that acting openly and honesty is not only good practice, but is essential for working in development and aid.

CEDAC is built also under a tolerance basis. This implies a high degree of acceptance for differences of races and ethnicity, background and diversity of ideas. Thus, CEDAC is an environment where contribution is reserved for everyone.